COMMUNITY
First Fridays at Kayenta
every First Friday / 4:00pm-8:00pm
FREE to attend!
Kayenta Art Village
Celebrate the creative spirit of Southern Utah every First Friday at Kayenta! This monthly event brings together art, music, community, and now—a curated boutique market from Southern Utah Market, featuring an exceptional selection of local art, crafts, and farmers market favorites. Shop handmade goods, meet regional artisans, and enjoy the vibrant energy that fills the Kayenta Arts Village.
Our ongoing partnership with DOCUTAH adds another layer of inspiration, presenting this year’s “Best of Fest” film series—a handpicked showcase of audience favorites and award-winning films from the Utah-based international film festival. It’s your chance to experience world-class storytelling right here in Kayenta.
Stroll the galleries, explore open studios, discover something new at the market, and end the evening with thought-provoking cinema under the stars.
Photo courtesy of Alan Holben
FIRST FRIDAYS: Block Party!
Friday, June 5 | 4PM – 8PM
Time for a Block Party! Join us at the Kayenta Art Village for another First Friday. Shangalu returns, bringing us lively Latin funk, jazz, and rock, while the Southern Utah Market fills the Village with handmade goods by local artists. Enjoy great food, sweet treats, and end the evening with a DOCUTAH screening of Turtle Walker inside the theater.
Live Music in the Courtyard
Shangalu // 4:00PM – 7:30PM
The Center for the Arts at Kayenta
Shangalu Music is a solo multi-instrumentalist who writes, produces, and performs all his own music. With guitar, piano, Latin percussion, and voice, he creates a rich and dynamic live sound that captures the essence of Latin music while blending elements of funk, rock, jazz, and Caribbean rhythms.
DOCUTAH Presents:
Turtle Walker // 7:30PM
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India’s coastlines and the spectacular Andaman and Nicobar islands, where he uncovered the vital nesting beaches of sea turtles. During his death-defying quest, he unravels mysteries surrounding these enigmatic ocean creatures – and sets out to save them from extinction. After a devastating tsunami strikes in 2004, Bhaskar grapples with a pressing question: What happens to sea turtles when their nesting beaches disappear?
Part of DOCUTAH’s Best of Fest at Center for the Arts at Kayenta
Village Highlight
Zia Pottery Studio
Kayenta Art Village | 833 Coyote Gulch Ct.
Zia Pottery Studio is a working pottery studio with unique handmade functional pottery and art for sale by members.
Food Trucks:
To Be Announced Soon!
